A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safe…

John Steinbeck
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A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. ✨ John Steinbeck (1980). Travels with Charley in Search of America, p.8, Penguin
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper. ✨ John Steinbeck (1989). Steinbeck: A Life in Letters, p.611, Penguin
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A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. ✨ John Steinbeck (1980). Travels with Charley in Search of America, p.8, Penguin

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